servitor

Meaning

1. One who performs the duties of a servant.
2. One who serves in an army; a soldier.
3. An undergraduate who performed menial duties in exchange for financial support from his college, particularly at Oxford University.

Synonyms

servant

attender

dependant

domestic

fag

footman

gentleman

🤵‍♂️

lackey

linkman

man

👨

menial

server

valet

gentleman’s gentleman

house servant

attendant

linkboy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɜɹ.vɪ.təɹ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: servitour

In summary

From Middle English servitour, borrowed from Latin servītor, from servīre, present active infinitive of serviō (“I serve”).